https://www.mtacpa.net/lectures-workshop daily 0.75 2025-09-16 https://www.mtacpa.net/lectures-workshop/dr-betty-woo-lecture-recital-student-pieces-by-underrepresented-american-composers monthly 0.5 2025-09-16 https://www.mtacpa.net/lectures-workshop/h2uud6odd2ky5onj4z2w5akr30zrc3 monthly 0.5 2025-02-12 https://www.mtacpa.net/lectures-workshop/practical-solutions-to-technical-problems-with-taubman-approach monthly 0.5 2024-10-11 https://www.mtacpa.net/lectures-workshop/tax-planning-and-saving-tips-for-music-teachers monthly 0.5 2024-02-23 https://www.mtacpa.net/lectures-workshop/piano-masterclass-with-dr-natsuki-fukasawa monthly 0.5 2023-09-11 https://www.mtacpa.net/lectures-workshop/four-hand-arrangements-of-orchestral-and-chamber-works monthly 0.5 2023-09-11 https://www.mtacpa.net/lectures-workshop/mzr2wc93nhphfyqhe5ddkxziuhvoan monthly 0.5 2022-09-30 https://www.mtacpa.net/lectures-workshop/piano-pedagogy-workshop monthly 0.5 2022-04-11 https://www.mtacpa.net/lectures-workshop/piano-masterclass-with-prof-hans-boepple monthly 0.5 2022-01-09 https://www.mtacpa.net/lectures-workshop/branch-meeting-workshop monthly 0.5 2021-09-24 https://www.mtacpa.net/home daily 1.0 2025-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e5e86d5f14b46ed8ecae98/8524e54b-8264-4776-a371-5ba5a91e1782/pexels-yan-krukov-8192112.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e5e86d5f14b46ed8ecae98/8f4d2a9c-b701-4f53-8c86-6e590269bfed/pexels-yan-krukov-8190790.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e5e86d5f14b46ed8ecae98/1625685793384-CVRGV7J0F63JWELKA6K2/pexels-photomix-company-97074.jpg Home Music Teachers’ Association of California Palo Alto Branch The Palo Alto Branch, chartered in 1952, is a chapter of the Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC). Founded in 1897, the MTAC was incorporated under the laws of the State of California to advocate the welfare of the music teacher and elevate the level of professionalism in music education. 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The Certificate of Merit® program is available for piano, violin, cello, viola, flute, French horn, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, euphonium, trombone, trumpet, voice, harp and guitar. The Certificate of Merit® program is exclusively open to MTAC Teachers. Teachers: More information is available on your MTAC Teacher Portal. All questions related to CM should be submitted on the CM Teacher Portal. https://www.mtacpa.net/voce daily 0.75 2025-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e5e86d5f14b46ed8ecae98/1625850756231-F1E0FVQH8BSMGCFFUOXJ/pexels-cottonbro-7097462.jpg VOCE - VOCE VOCE is a prestigious competition for vocalists, strings, winds/brass, and chamber music at the Branch and State levels. In 1971, cellist Gretchen Kuehny Geber and pianist Eleonor Dalton of MTAC’s San Fernando West Valley Branch created VOCE as a means of providing solo and chamber ensemble opportunities for students. The group was named for Vocalists, Orchestral Instrumentalists, and Chamber Ensembles. The first State VOCE Recital was held July 7, 1972 at the MTAC Convention in North Hollywood. Since then, the program has grown from five winning categories to ten. In 1998, 244 students performed, resulting in 46 competing finalists. In 2004, that number grew to 100 finalists. Students first perform in Regional Competitions. The first place winners advance to State Finals. A non-competitive format is also available in Regional round. 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Students are asked to seek monetary pledges in support of Music in the Schools Foundation (MIS) from family members or close friends for total hours of instrumental/vocal practice. At the end of the Practice-a-thon, students will total up the amount of time they have practiced. They will notify their sponsors of the number of hours practiced and collect the pledged amount from each. 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